Heavy monsoon rains kill more than 90 in India, leave thousands homeless
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India's Home Ministry says heavy monsoon rains have killed more than 90 people in the past week and forced tens of thousands of people to take shelter in state-run relief camps.
A ministry statement says a cyclone struck the worst-hit state of West Bengal, where 48 people have been killed.
Another 28 deaths were reported from western Rajasthan state, the statement said.
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On Saturday, at least 20 people were swept away by a landslide that flattened up to 10 homes in a tiny village in the northeastern Manipur state, a spokesman for the National Disaster Response Force said Sunday.
The annual monsoon season in India stretches from June through September-end. It causes deaths and severe damage to homes and food crops.